Verb (used with object), : to undergo surgery. ,to undergo sustained deprivation. From Dictionary.com.
The further revision and preparation that the letters have undergone is shortly this. From Wordnik.com. [The Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652-54]
Higher education has undergone a social revolution. From Wordnik.com. [What We Learned At The Circus] Reference
The administration's policy has undergone a sea change. From Wordnik.com. [Questions For The Interrogators] Reference
"The IOC has undergone a revolution," Kim told NEWSWEEK. From Wordnik.com. [A New Lord Of The Rings] Reference
Other metropolises have undergone similar transformations. From Wordnik.com. [How To Build A Creative City] Reference
But lately Tihar has undergone a startling transformation. From Wordnik.com. [Nirvana Behind Bars] Reference
Bill Clinton had undergone heart surgery the previous fall. From Wordnik.com. [Scenes From a Tea for Two] Reference
Now the partners have undergone a dramatic reversal of fortunes. From Wordnik.com. [Branching Out In Nagoya] Reference
Bernanke himself has undergone something of a battlefield conversion. From Wordnik.com. [Lecturing Bernanke] Reference
Over the years, the bandmates 'memories have undergone the inevitable slip-page. From Wordnik.com. [Come Together] Reference
She had undergone the surgery just after capturing all four grand slam titles in a row. From Wordnik.com. [Return To The Top] Reference
Living among us are more than 2 million women who have undergone breast-cancer treatments. From Wordnik.com. [Health for Life M.D.: Breast Cancer] Reference
She was shot four times and has already undergone four operations; soon she will have a fifth. From Wordnik.com. [The Dunblane Effect] Reference
(Some boys have undergone the therapy, though mostly for hormone abnormalities, not cosmetic reasons.). From Wordnik.com. [Tall Girls] Reference
She had undergone extensive surgery for skin grafts, and the doctors wanted the grafts to get some air. From Wordnik.com. [The Day That Changed America] Reference
Delis and vitamin stores peddle countless remedies for fatigue, but few have undergone rigorous testing. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
The Marines were assigned territory that had previously undergone only intermittent patrols, Conway said. From Wordnik.com. [A Hairy Fight] Reference
South Africa has undergone massive swings in emigration for decades, including since the end of white rule. From Wordnik.com. [Fleeing From South Africa] Reference
He also said he had undergone weapons training on Long Island to prepare for the assassination of prominent figures. From Wordnik.com. [Cracking The Conspiracy] Reference
Since the early days of research on the brains of violent felons, however, neuroscience has undergone a paradigm shift. From Wordnik.com. [The Anatomy of Violence] Reference
Even the granddaddy of this genre, "Sesame Street," has undergone a makeover to better serve today's precocious viewers. From Wordnik.com. [Guilt Free TV] Reference
Soon after, however, word leaked that he had undergone surgery a few months before and suffered complications afterward. From Wordnik.com. [Apple's Core Problem] Reference
NBC: If the ratings are bad for this competition, then America has indeed undergone a seismic shift in taste and habits. From Wordnik.com. [Ladies' On Ice: The Showcase Event] Reference
At first glance, China has undergone historic change with the appointment of Hu Jintao as China's communist party leader. From Wordnik.com. [Diplomatic Diary: Same Old, Same Old] Reference
Dropping his promising political career, the former Massachusetts senator had undergone radical treatment -- and survived. From Wordnik.com. [Death Of A Truthteller] Reference
Among the 1.5 million women in the study, roughly 281,000 had undergone abortions, and 10,000 had developed breast cancer. From Wordnik.com. [No Connection] Reference
Germans 'willingness to enter into such a discussion bears witness to the profound positive changes the country has undergone. From Wordnik.com. [Europe's Success Story] Reference
It then spread to men who had undergone heart-bypass surgery and were on restrictive no-salt, low-fat diets for medical reasons. From Wordnik.com. [I Can Guess Who's Coming To Dinner] Reference
A gynecologist discovered a sharp drop in her hormone levels and she learned that her mother had undergone menopause in her 30s. From Wordnik.com. [Menopause] Reference
When he returns from his dubious pirate adventure, he has undergone a psychic change: he has achieved an Elizabethan form of Zen. From Wordnik.com. [Today’s Man] Reference
A more plausible explanation would look at the painful transition the country has undergone since opening up its economy in the 1990s. From Wordnik.com. [The Trouble With Tippling] Reference
But in fact the city has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years — presided over, since 2003, by Mayor Sergio Fajardo. From Wordnik.com. [The Mathematician of Medellín] Reference
Before my abortion, my surgeon knew that my uterus had undergone four prior surgeries, and he also knew that I ached for a third child. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Choice] Reference
Though it had undergone periodic face-lifts, McGinley Student Center was built in 1959, just ahead of the campus building boom of the '60s. From Wordnik.com. [CAFETERIA CUISINE] Reference
In the past decade, the politics of Social Security have undergone a tremendous transformation, leaving both parties uncertain exactly how to make it a winning issue at the polls. From Wordnik.com. [No Time for a Great Debate] Reference
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